Travel the long roads and deep seas in search of power and experience danger, or tackle the wilderness to hunt monsters and face death. Settlements large and small dot the black expanse with the promise of sanctuary, life, and community. These bastions of civilization present cold comfort, when playing host to vampire warlords and sadistic Cainite faiths. Whether led by a Prince, a coordinated belief, or hounded by monsters from without and within — no domain is truly the same as another.

Dark Ages Companion includes:

• Domains scattered across the world, from small fiefdoms to massive cities. Bath, Bjarkarey, Constantinople, Rome, Mogadishu, and Mangaluru each receive coverage.

• Apocrypha including plot hooks, new Paths, and mysteries to explore in your games.

• A how-to guide on building a domain within your chronicle, including events and servants necessary to make a domain as functional or dysfunctional as you wish.

• A study on warfare in the Dark Ages period, so combat in your chronicles can gain authenticity and lethality.

I am opening this discussion regarding the matter of Xmas in July containing this product (V20 Dark Ages Companion) only two months after the initial PDF release and only 10 days after the finalized version and print version were released. I am not writing to rant against DriveThruRPG over a matter of $3.75 and I fully intend to continue to purchase all of my products from this site. I am only writing to articulate a feeling of this being somewhat unfair, but as I previously stated, it is only a matter of $3.25 on the PDF version.

I will not be contacting DriveThruRPG directly, as I do not believe this matter should clutter their inbox while they may have more urgent matters to address, but I do want to state my opinion. I am not sure if the employees of DriveThruRPG will read this post, but I hope that someone does and takes this into some consideration. Again, the purpose of this is not to rage against DriveThruRPG, but merely to express my opinion on this matter. I have recently purchased the...See more print version of this title as well as another and would do so again even if I had known of this prior to purchase. I hope that if an employee reads this, they will understand my concern and the spirit in which I am expressing my thoughts.

If anyone else feels as I do, I hope you respond to this post. I do ask that you please do not rage post or bash the company over this matter. I do not doubt that this was either an oversight or done in the spirit of generosity. I do not ask for compensation for this matter, but I would not refuse any generosity. Again, a matter of $3.25 is extremely minor. I only speak to the principle of the matter.

In closing, I look forward to continuing to use DriveThruRPG for all things RPG related and appreciate their hosting of free materials, which is a boon to many RPG players, ST's/DM's, and fans.I merely wish for you to understand my perspective on the principle of this matter.

I was hoping for more Salubri content, which would make me rate this book as a 3 or 4 star. However, the book in its entirety is excellent, so in fairness I must give it 5 stars. I am opening a discussion if I am able regarding the matter of Xma [...]

So, this book is everything i've been wanting from a Dark Ages Companion. It goes into a lot of details about the setting, the cities it talks about, introduces a lot of flavor and insight into the Unlife of the kindreds of these eras. I [...]

Something that I've always found intimidating about the Dark Ages setting is the idea of doing the setting proper justice. While I enjoy history and geography, I am not a history buff, and so there is the ever-present worry of things degenerating int [...]

I got the PDF as soon as it was available and will be purchasing the print copy once the errata is included.
I would categorise this book as a useful supplement, but not a necessary one. I particularly liked the elements to do with Domain Building, in [...]

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